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The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-16

From the Toy Press.
A short Zine ago the Press called
attention to the statement that
women never stutter and chat In
dians never snofe. It Is now stated
tibet three suffering women have beer
found, one at Seward, one at Brown
Hollow and one at PaIatine Bridge.
Only three women that etutter found
out Of the millions of our people, The
fact shows two other facts clearf5
First, that women can stutter: second
that suffering women are about Is
rare as white blackbirds. Exceptions
are said to prove the rule, but We
could never exactly understand that
wise saw. But IL stnttering women are
very rare, there Is good eason for Il.
What is the reason? It ID worth III.
~vestiQating, for it may lead to the
cure or the prevention OF Suffering.
And if Indians do not snore, or sci.
dom snore, the reason should be
found out, 90 that snoring may Be.
come q lost art.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-16
A MuchIy Married Woman

The recent death OF Mrs. Josephine
Baxter at her home in Johannesburg,
near Ithaca, recalls the TACT that she
was six times q bride and five times
a widow. Born in Canandaigua in Au.
gust, 1888, her father was one of the
Wealthiest farmers in Ontario county.
Her affections were early set upon an
impecunious young teacher in the
Palmyra academy named James
| Odell, and one night in December,
1867, she eioped with him. Her par
ents refused to forgive her, and he
died i'll Toledo of quick consumption.
She maintained herself by her needle
until February, 1860, when she quiet.
ly married Clarence w, Cushman, a
wealthy bachelor pork packer at Gin
cinnati. She vas then only %. Two
children were born 10 them, but they
both died in infancy. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cushman went to Europe in 1862.
In Rome the husband died. The es-
tate proved to be insolvent, and for
two years the woman was a sales
woman in Anew York drygoods store.
In 1866 she WAC married at Nyack,
NY, to Lieut.. Oscar ID. Williams oil
the United States army, and went
with him to Dakota. In August,
1867, her husband was drowned.
For two yearS she was q governess in
h0uisvitiis. Sle married the Rev.
Edward Lukes at Covington. KY,
in 1869. He was a missionary, and
she went with ham to India and Ja-
pan, being noted for her devotion,
Mr.. Lukes died in the Sandwich ISL
ands in 1874, and his widow made
her way back to America with her
husbands body. She became a nurse
ia Philadelphia. Among the patients
to whom she administered was Ora
ham p. Esty, a sugar merchant at
New Orleans, who married her IN
1878. He committed suicide, and in
1881 she married q wealthy and re.
tired gold miner, Albert M. Baxter,
from Nevada. They we're married in
Palmyra IN 1882.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-16
a Smart Washington Girl.

A Washington doctor has given up
prescribing Tor low shoe colds, and
the Republican explains why:
A certain yivacious young girl on
nineteenth street has been in the hab-
1t OF wearing low shoes, and q week
or so ago caught a bad cold in n
quence. Her mother told the doctor
about it secretly, and asked him to
advise her not to wear them. When
the young lady was ushered into his
presence he requested her to give her
tongue the usual outdoor exercise,
and be examined IL at~tentively.
Yes, Thought So" sail he with d
shake OF the head, you have been
wearing low shoes and have rot what
we medical gentlemen call 4 s1ow
shoe cold. Now you must quit
wearing them at once, and take the
medicine ] am about to prescribe
faithfully and according to direction
he wrote an innocent prescription,
and vas about to leave Che house,
when the patient called him back aud
paralyzed him by saying "Slnce you
we're SO clever IN discovering q low
shoe cold by looking nt my tongue.
will Won be kind enough to take on
my shoes, look at my leet and tell.
me II my hats on straight The.
doctor says he has sworn of treating
Haow shoe colds-the girls nowadays
are too smart altogether
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-16

a week OF s. aiterthe above events,
II confirmation was held in the parish
church 81 CRAWFORD, ID the diocese 81
Gravesend. There was d goodly show
ii candidates, including many girls.
The decorum Of the service. however.
was married by u painful incident. AS
the girls we're approaching the bish-
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-16

A Washington doctor has given up
prescribing Tor low shoe colds, and
ths Rsn,Iblican erniains whv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07
County OH Gers.
Fourth of July.

The weather was very unfavorable
the forenoon of the 4th for celebration
purposes. 1t rained most of the time
drenching the race course SO that it was
impossible to have any racing. The
Agricultural and Mechanical Association
were very much disappointed in not
being able to carry out their program,
also the Catholic Church society. We
notice that Mrs. Phil Ward, Mrs. n.
Johnson and Mrs. NJ McCarty were
verv b usy preparing for the dinner.
The ladies were successful in netting
$1,000 for the society.
Nothing of interest or pleasure took
place until evening except the ladies of
the Catholic church society gave a
dinner in the Arpin building at noUn,
supper at six and midnight supper at
~ O. clock.
A very nice display of fireworks was
exhibited off of the Wood County
Bridge in the evening, and largely
attended ball took place at the Opera
rink. One hundred and thirty-one
tickets were sold. Everybody seemed
to enjoy themselves.
A great many left this city f5r stevens
Point on the morning traja where they
enjoyed very pleasant day. 1t ralned
there some in the forenoon, but did not
prevent the parade. Geo. r. Gardner
delivered the oratron which was highly
spoken of by those who heard it.
The money that was raised for racing
purposes was not used and viii be
returned tothe doners by the committee
who solicited it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07

FAIRMoNr MINI ]

FAIRMoNT, Mimi. July 1st, 1887.
FRIEND ALBERT-As mother and Mrs.
AIbee promised to write to you and tell
yon about the cyclones and tornadoes
we might have while they were here, I
felt 1t was my duty to write and tell you
that we are not subject to such things
out here, but there are a few things that
[ thought might interest you.
They are enjoying their visit very
much but [ think Mrs. Albee is gettiug
anxious to get back to her "John".
Mother is used to being away so don't
mind 1t very much.
Mrs. Albee was very anxious to cross
the Iowa line and also to eat our lunch
in Iowa. We crossed the line ''as we
supposed" sat down on the bank of the
Iowa Lake and ate our Dinner After
we were through we thought we would
cal at house close by and get drink
While there we found that our dinner
had been eaten in Minnesota and we
hadn't crossed the line at all. Then
you ought to have seen those two old
ladies' (they object to being called old)
climb the barb wire fence, they did it
very gracefully as you can imagine.
y yesterday we all went fishing and
wish you had been here to see the fun
Mother says I've got one, I've got one,
I haven't got one. She didn't get that
one, but succeeded in getting % Bull
Heads, while Mrs. Albee did some
better as she caught SO. One of her fish
being SO large she called for help.
When Joe. pulled up the anchor he
found part of her hook fastened to
the rope, SO it wasn't fish after all.
We are seven miles from home day
taking dinner with a neighbor. You
know we have neighbors within radius
of ten miles
They are enjoying the vegetables,
such as new potatoes, peas, beans,
onio1s, radishes and for fruit we have
bad }Iaspberries, currants and straw
berries,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07

The arrival of our older brother, E.
III. Fontaine, the past week from Los
Angeles, Cal, after an absence from
home of fourteen years seems almost
a dream. However, he is here and we
are all very glad to see him. While be
has been prodigal like he assures us
that he was not obliged at any time
during his absence to live on husks, but
has always been well supplied. He was
a resident of Denver and Central city
Colorado, most of the time except the
two last years which he has spent In
Los Angeles. While in Colorado his
time was mostly given to mining and
his experience is that of the majority
always flattering prospects but very few
out of the many who ever strike 1t rich
The attractiveness of western life suits
him to perfection and he would never
be satisfied to come back east again
He hardly recognized Centralia and
Grand Rapids, on account of the many
changes that have taken place. The
trees have grown and developed so that
the old land marks are hardly disting
uishable. 1t gives him great pleasure
to see old faces that he readily recog
nizes, but provokes him to think thai
he cannot recall names. He is now
engaged in the bakery and real estate
business in company with a Mr.. Meek
He reports Mrs. Ivah Rablin perfectly
contented out there and that she has
decided to make Los Angeles her home
He also says, that she has already made
good money, and that if the presen
boom lasts three years longer, that she
will be well supplied with ducats He
expects to remain two or three weeks
during which time he will try and cal
on all old friends.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07
Sewer Pipe.

The following statement published in
the Centralia Enterprise by Mr.. Pal
meter and the comments made by the
editors of that sheet are false. They
are mistaken, that's all.
'The amount bought cost exactly $20.-
10 less than the price as given for the
the same size pipe by the agent of the
Wausau factory, Mr.. a. L. Fontaine,
hence this amount was just that much
of net saving to the city.-lENTER-
PRISE.
The bill on file with the city clerk in
| Centralia shows that the city paid fol
104 #. of, 10 inch, and 301 #. of S inch
pipe, the sum of $50 a, freight included
In that amount. If they had purchased
the above number of feet from the
Wausau factory it would have cost (or
the figures on file in this office glveT
Mr.. Palmetier) the city, freight includ
ed S74.S2. A difference in favor 0
/ Wausau factory of S742. We have fact
and figures at this Office to prove it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07
An Arctic Giant.

| The Burr Robbins new Gigantic Show
certainly have a genuine surprise in
store for the public this year, in the
| person of his whale-ship a monster
N0rtli-Sea whale captured lately by an
English Seal fishing outfit and brought
into Liverpool where its purchase, by a
representative of Mr.. Robbins was
made The clever recital of most ex-
! cibngchase and its capture as given in
late issue of the Liverpool Daily
| Truth. is too lengthy for space here but
various authorities soon pronounced it
a real "arctic whale" Whalemen
claim it to be the very largest arctic
whale they ever saw in or out of the
| water, and it is the only one of it's gigan-
TIC species ever exhibited in any count
| ~.
The immense transparent tank con-
tanning the huge Oceanic giant is of
course many times the largest portable
aquarium den ever constructed, in this
eoun3Sv, at least, and in transit, the
ever butt ad Having b lhHgPsa9t tdr1ag59 h12a|gF9ad car
900 pounds capacity It does seem
impossible to transport such colossal
| cargo for exhibition, but Mr.. Robbins
has made that matter feasible one as
it is presented to view daily in the
aquarium tent, and to see which not a
penny extra charge is made" as the
bill say. The Whale is very absorbing
attraction, but the advertisement in this
paper promises hundred of other spe
cial features, many of them now exhib
tied for the first time, any one of which
is complete show in itself.
The show in general is fully up to its
past high plane of merit, and its now
largely increased proportionsands super
ior attraction coupled with its reputa-
bic high toned character is sure to
tempt larger patronage than has ever
before been given to any tented show
in this city. The Whale and the great
show will be here on Wednesday and
don't you forget it. July 20.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07
Council Proceedings.
Cry COUNCIL CHAMBER, I

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, I
July 1st, 1887.
The common council met in regular
session with his honor Geo. L. Williams
mayor in the chair.
Alderman present-Fred Closuit,
Jacob Lutz, Louis Schrader, Dave Kan
meraD, and F. Pomainville.
| Alderman absent-T. c. st. Amour.
| Minutes of the last regular and special
meetings were read and approved
Alderman L. G.. st. Amour comes in.
mon council to pass an ordinance re-
quiring all owners of dogs to pay a
license, and was laid over from last
meeting, was on motion indefinitely
postponed.
Bills of John Parrish, E. III. Gerard,
and r. Parrish q Bro, which were laid
over at last meeting were reported back
| by street committee, and allowed as
| follows:
| Bill of John Parrish Sl42 20 lumber for
sidewalk, allowed at $13359.
Bill of r. Parrish & Bro. nails for
sidewalk was on motion allowed at
| S14.40
Bills of E. H. Gerard S39.16 lumber
for sidewalks, was on motion allowed at
| $26. .89.
Petition of citizens praying the COM
mon council to pass an ordinance pro-
hibiting cattle running at large in the
! steet of this city, between the hours of
| 3 O'Clock p. ~. and o'clock a. M. was
not granted.
| Petition OF citizens praying the common
council for sidewalk from the Sc cor
ner of Block one, Woods Addition, on
south side of Washington avenue, to
the NE corner of Block 33 of said
Woods addition. On motion it was re-
ferred to Street Committee.
On motion and full affirmative vote of
council, an ordinance prohibiting any
person to shoot off or explode any fire
cracker, torpedo or other explosive in
or upon any of the principal streets of
the city, was adopted and ordered pub
lished.
The following bills were allowed in
full all members present voting in the
ALTERNATIVES:
D. W. Compton, $147. 90 assessing the
real and personal property of Grand
Rapids.
A. L. Fontaine $40 Job printing,
John Berard $720 lumber for side
walk
Petition Of the Pioneer Wood Pulp
Company asking the city for the prive1-
ege OF using such portions Of the public
highway in the first ward to construct a
side track from Green Bay Railroads s
yards to to their mill was referred to a
committee of three. The mayor APP
pointed as such com. Aldermen Pom
alnvllle, Kammeran and Lutz.
On motion a committee of four were
appointed by the mayor with full power
to build reservoir on Oak street in
second ward and two platforms or fire
engine approaches on the bank of the
river in the third ward. The MAYOR
Schrader, Frank POmainville and T. G.
ST. Amour as such committee
There being no futher business be-
fore the council they adjourned.
A. L. FONTAINE,
City Clerk
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07
Strayed.
PittSyille. Wis. June Is.

P1ttsVlIIe, " IS, June TO, 1857.
Notice is hereby given to the under
signed that on the 18th day of June 1887,
%egbe {2be 60 of 0nen 5 oB9gt p Hea95 old 1nd md
ing dark red with large horns, the other
OK being light red with left horn broken
off and with right horn partly sawed off
and with some white spots on flank and
belly, the owner of which is unknown,
strayed upon land owned by me, and on
which I reside to-wit: the NJ of NE4 of
Sec. 13 in TIP % Range East in the town
of Wood, and county of Wood, and was
there found and taken up by ne.
Dated this 18th day of June 1887.
III. A. SMITH.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07
In Probate.
TATE OF WISCONSIN,, COUNTY COURT T
WOOD COUNTESS

STATE OF WISCONSIN,. COUNTY C0UR7
WOOD COUNTESS
In the matter of the last will and testament
of Temperance S. Ingersoll, deceased
WHEREAS, Aninstrumenti in writing purport-
ing to be the last will and testament OF
Temperance S. Ingersoll, deceased. late of the
Town of Rudolph, Wood County has been fled
in this office:
AND WHEREAS, Application has been made
by Charles B. Ingersoll praying that the same
be proven and admitted to probate, according
to the laws of this state, and that letters testa-
mentary be granted thereon according to law;
IT IS ORDERED, That said application be
heard before me, at the probate office, in the
city of Grand Rapids, on the second day of
August A. d. 1887. at ten O'Clock, A. NJ, the
same being special time of said court.
And it is Futher Ordered, That notice OF
thet time and place appointed for hearing said
application be given to all persons interested
by publishing a copy of this order for three
weeks successively, in the WooD COUNTY RE
PORTER, newspaper printed in said county,
previous to said hearing.
Dated June 29th. 1887.
BY the court
GEO. L. WILLIAMS
County Judge.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07
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Summons.
CIRCUIT C0URT-WO0D COUNTY

CIRCUIT COURT-W00D COUNTY
Jacob Suhs, Plaintiff
Against
William Wapfer, Annie Wapfer and Michael
Stenk, Defts.
The State of Wisconsin, To THE SAID DEFEND
ANTS, AND EACH OF THEM:
You are hereby sommOned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons, ex-
elusive of the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid:
and in case of your failure so to do, judgment
will be rendered against you according to the
demand Of the complaint: Of aohich a copy IS
hereaotth serUed upon you.
REED & LINES,
Plaintiffs Attorneys
?. 0. Address, Waupaca, Waupaca Co., Wis
The complaint in above entitled action was
filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
eouztof Wood County May 18th 1887.
june3Ow6 PfaaFEntiffs Att6Gffneys.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Ordinance No.

70 prevent the use of explosives on the
principal streets of the city of Grand Rapids
The common Council of the city of Grand
Rapids do ordain us follows
SECTION L. 1t is hereby declared unlawful
for any person to shoot off or explode any fire
cracker. torpedo or other explosive in or upon
any Of the principal street of the city of Grand
Rapids.
SECTION 2. ANY person guilty of violating
section one of this ordinance shall upon con-
vlctlon thereof pay fine of not less than one
nor more than twenty dollars besides costs
of prosecution.
SEcTIoNS. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage and
publication,
GEO. L. WILLIAMS, Mayor.
Passed and adopted by the common council
of said city, July 1st 1887.
A. l.. FONTAINE, City Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07

True American men and women, by
reason of their strong constitution,
beautiful forms, rich complexions and
characteristic energy, are envied by all
nations. 1t is the general use of DIR.
Harter's Iron Tonic which bring about
these results.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07
The Steel Gear Buggy.

The above buggy is sold by Mr.. J. F.
Moore. 1t is practically indestructible.
No wood to shrink, decay or wear out.
No bolts or clips to become loose or
rattle. A gear made entirely of steel,
riveted together, cannot be broken,
will last forever. wo
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07
GOLD WATCHES
FOR SO CENTS.

Whoever heard of a man wanting
to buy gold watches for 80 cents,
and yet firm down East had the
audacity to head one of their adver-
tising sheets in this manner, and
did it simply to catch the eye of
the of the public. Now while we
don't believe in deception of any
sort still we have such an anxiety
for sight of the GREAT EYE of
the public, that we have
been making all this talk simply
to get you to look our way, and
shall be willing to take your pun
ishment, providing we fail to show
bargains equal to GOLD WATCH
ES FOR 80 CENTS. Here are
few specimens:
Full standard prints per yd. .O5
Plain and figured dress satins
per yard, .08
Handsome dress lawns, .05
Best dress ginghams 10
Scrim cloths 10
White dress goods from 7c up,
Cotton goods way down, Gents
Neck scarfs from SC up. Elegant
display of fans, parasols, lace and
fancy goods at Fair Corner prices.
Hosiery to suit any size, Pocket
books, &c.
Clothing the best in the city and
lowest in prices. Our Teas are bet
ter and cheaper. Groceries the
purest money can buy. We sell
the best $3.50 shoe in the city and
also many good shoes at lower pri-
ces and few higher. IF you also
want lace curtains and carpets
cheap, call at
I. {. ST. AMOUR'S,
C n~p-le w.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs w. L. Scott were up
form their cranberry marsh on the 4th.
In conversation with Mr.. Scott we
learned that he set out 1000 strawber-
ry plants of the Crescent and Cumber-
land variety the last of April and picked
9 quarts of strawberries from the same
plants in June. This story has some
semblence to fish story, but Mr.. Scott
is responsible for its truthfulness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07

Candy, lemonade, peanuts. You can
buy them all of us except the lemonade.
But then we sell the incest lemons in
the market, from 20 cents a dozen up.
c. E. PARIsEAU.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07

A scrub nine from this city came
pretty near laying out the Stevens Point
professionals in that city on the 4th.
We could hardly believe it but they say
its so. The score stood 3 to 5 in favor
of Stevens Point.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07

Keep in mind that you can get most
any kind of legal blanks by calling at
the REPORTER office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07

The young men of this city and
Centralia picked up base ball nine on
Monday and went over to Pittsville for
a game. The Pittsville boys proved too
much for them. The game at the end
of the 7th inning stood sc to 6 in favor of
Pittsville.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07

Mr.. Peter Gotchie, of Crookston
Mimi, and father of Chas. Gotchie, in
this city, spent a day with his son the
past week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07

District Attorney, J. W. Cochran, now
has one of the neatest residences in
Centralia. 1t was remodeled and
enlarged this spring and is now freshly
painted. While its not the largest
house IN Centralia, its the most citiied
/ by all means.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07

E. G. Talmadge and wife returned
from Milwaukee last Saturday morning.
Mr.. Talmadge is very much improved
though not entirely well.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07

We are always glad when we can re-
publish locals of the following nature
about our rising young men: G. F.
Witter, Jr., our school principal, left
for his home, in Grand Rapids, Wis, to
spend his vacation. Mr.. Witter is a
young man of much energy, enthusiastic
over his work, and attentive to school
matters He has made hosts of friends
here. 1t is hoped by many that he will
be our next school principal Merrill
Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07

Mrs. Clara Harvey and baby, from
Amherst has been the guest of Miss
Ida Carman the past week. She was
formally typo in the REPORTER office in
the year 1881. This office acknowledges
several pleasant calls.